16th February 2025

 

Dear All,

 

“Just Vegetating” this week was “Salads- Fruit” covering Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peppers & Aubergines. Kate produced: Stuffed Peppers. Courgette cakes & Courgette and Aubergine bake.

Esther had her first eye operation and initially seemed happy with the outcome but it cannot have been very nice.

 

 

Esther & Emma Post Op

 

On Tuesday Kate and I travelled to Oundle to collect some crockery which Esther had brought on-line to match some they already had. We expected it to be in a container but it was loose so we had to improvise with scarves and paper to try and make it secure for the return journey.

 

 

Oundle Crocs.

 

In the afternoon I had another U3A Earth … Zoom session – this time on the Hydrosphere covering everything to do with water: oceans, acid rain, weather, heat and CO2 storage, life, pollution.

In the evening I went to the Local History meeting which was on Victor Ekins a Battle of Britain hero from St Neots. The presenter had interviewed as many of the survivors as he could and written a book about Victor Ekins. The average age of the pilots was 20,

 

 

Victor Ekins story

 

On Wednesday Norman Ingle cane for lunch as usual prior to Church group at the Kitsons. After I sowed early peas in gutters in the greenhouse.

Our Thursday walk started at Barton and looped round via Grantchester. Highlight was crossing the Green Burial site at Barton Glebe which has been planned very strictly with no headstones or gardening. The weather was dull but dry but the mud index was high!

 

 

Muddy Start

 

 

Barton Glebe Cemetery

 

 

Barton

 

 

Barton Village Pond

 

“Biographies” subject on Friday was Benjamin Franklin who was a polymath as a Printer, Publisher, Newspaper man, Politician, Scientist, Diplomat and Founding Father. Franklin has been described as the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in the type of society America would become.

 

 

Benjamin Franklin

In the afternoon we went to Oakington Garden Centre to buy onion, shallot and garlic sets and some have been planted in module trays in the green house.

With one eye on the local weather Albert has constructed an ocean going liner this week!

 

 

Cunard Liner!

Over came back from a 5 minute goal behind to win 5 v 2 against Hardwick in a chilly drizzle on a very heavy pitch yesterday. In the evening Steve and Ruth two of the walking group arranged a secret surprise party for Lesley and Howard who organised our week in North Wales last August. They had invited them for a meal but not told them there would be another 12 of us there as well!

 

 

 

Regards

Mike & Kate